52 Ways with Citrus

Go beyond a simple squeeze of lemon with these inventive dishes featuring oranges, grapefruits, and more zingy citrus varieties

Go beyond a simple squeeze of lemon with these inventive dishes featuring oranges, grapefruits, and more zingy citrus varieties

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Citrus Salad with Spiced Vanilla Syrup

This easy fruit salad looks especially striking made with multiple varieties and colors of blood oranges and grapefruit, but it’s just as delicious with a single kind of each. You’ll have enough syrup left over for flavoring sparkling water or lattes.

Lemon-Lime Macaroon Bars

A two-citrus filling and a toasted-coconut base make this version of the traditional lemon bar both bright and rich. For bars with flecks of zest but no foamy top, whisk the egg mixture just enough to blend.

Scrambled Eggs with Meyer Lemon Salsa Verde

Our Test Kitchen tasters declared this might be their favorite scrambled egg recipe ever, thanks to the flavorful combination of three robust cheeses and a vibrant sauce, along with the smart cooking techniques for keeping the eggs moist.

Meyer Lemon Salsa Verde

Blood Orange and Bittersweet Chocolate Sorbet

The marvelous merger of orange and chocolate gets even better when you pair blood oranges’ raspberry nuances with dark chocolate and a little Campari for complexity. The herbal, slightly bitter liqueur also helps keep the sorbet from getting icy.

Tangerine Sherbet

This creamy, brightly flavored dessert is delicious served with your favorite cookie recipes, but for a more festive presentation, alternate scoops with vanilla ice cream and pour Champagne over the top.

Black Bean Soup with Avocado, Orange, and Cucumber

This Southwestern-inspired soup hits all the right notes: solid protein from the beans, crunchiness from the cucumber, creaminess from the avocado, a sweet hit of acidity from the citrus, and a hint of spice.

Crab, Shrimp, and Mango Salad with Yuzu Vinaigrette

Yuzu, a kind of Japanese citrus, has an ultra-aromatic, floral flavor that makes it a knockout with seafood and mango. A soy-ginger mayo and a sprinkle of minced kaffir lime leaves add more layers of complexity.

Quinoa Salad with Chicken, Avocado, and Oranges

Light, fluffy, and very nutritious, quinoa—one of the "ancient grains" that have sustained the people of the Andes for centuries—thrives in Colorado, too. It's super easy to cook (easier than rice) and makes wonderful salad.

Triple-decker Citrus Popsicles

The better your fruit, the more delicious these bright, intense popsicles will be. Lisa Brenneis of Churchill-Brenneis Orchard uses the farm's Oroblanco grapefruit, Gold Nugget tangerines and/or Page tangelos, and Moro blood oranges for her popsicles ― but you also can use your own favorite citrus combination.

Braised Carrots with Oranges and Capers

Dandelion and Grapefruit Salad

Reader Yvette Kaplan, of North Hollywood, CA, created this delicious and brightly colored winter salad. The honey and olive oil in the dressing tame the bitterness of the dandelion greens, so feel free to drizzle on more if you'd like it milder.